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10/14/2024 9:32:23 PM
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Hurricane Lee rapidly intensifying, could reach classification 5 strength by this weekend


Hurricane Lee rapidly intensifying, could reach classification 5 strength by this weekend

RALEIGH, N.C. (BNN)-- Hurricane Lee is now a classification 2 storm and is anticipated to reinforce into a significant storm later today or overnight.
At 11 a.m., the National Hurricane Center said the storm'& #x 27; s optimal continual winds were up to 105 miles per hour with gusts up to 125 mph.
Lee is moving west-northwest which is expected to continue through Friday. It is anticipated to slow over the weekend. The core of Lee will move north of the northern Leeward islands during the next couple of days.
Hurricane-force winds are being felt up to 25 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend external up to 90 miles.
While Lee is presently tracking towards the southern U.S. East Coast, long-lasting forecast designs still reveal the storm making a northern turn thanks in part to a front coming off the east coast of the United States. If the storm poses a threat for North Carolina, the BNN First Alert Weather Team continues to keep an eye on all the data and will signal you.

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